The Jill Question: What is the Role of Privileged White Women in the Reproductive Justice Movement?
Several years ago, a colleague and I were invited to speak at a conference of progressive law students at Harvard. We were there to share the results of our research project on young women of color, which made clear that the ways reproductive health and rights activists talked to young women did not resonate with [...]
...read moreAnti-gay professor will not teach at NYU
A follow-up to the NYU Law/Dr. Li-ann Thio drama: Apparently Dr. Thio has decided not to come and teach at NYU, citing hostility from students. I put in my two cents about Dr. Thio here. I actually think it’s good that NYU didn’t ask her to withdraw, and that instead students took the lead in [...]
...read moreThe oppressor and victim is who and what now?
Oh this story is so easy to critique. The summary is this: NYU Law, my alma mater, invited National University of Singapore professor Dr. Li-ann Thio to teach as a visiting professor. Dr. Thio is slated to teach “Human Rights in Asia,” and is certainly an accomplished academic and politician. However, Dr. Thio also has [...]
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Sonia Sotomayor nominated for the Supreme Court
This morning, Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The nomination’s notable for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that Sotomayor would be the first Latin@ to sit on the high bench, the first woman of color — and only the third woman, after O’Connor and Ginsburg. Sotomayor [...]
...read moreMarc Steiner Show — Listen In
You can play yesterday’s Marc Steiner show, featuring Professor Danielle Citron, Latoya Peterson, yours truly, and a call-in from Renee, here. It’s a great discussion. And yes, I have asked Latoya about where she did her media training and I plan on doing it too, because that woman needs her own radio show. Damn. Professor [...]
...read moreThe Michigan 2L Speaks Out
The woman who was charged for reporting her assault has spoken out, sending an email to law school networks and posting a comment on Above the Law. A lot of people have been talking about her and she certainly deserves space to respond and to tell her story, so I’m posting her comment in full [...]
...read moreDear Ann Arbor Police, Sgt. Richard Kinsey, University of Michigan and Yaron Eliav:
Are you fucking kidding me? The story goes like this: A University of Michigan Law School student went to police after being assaulted by Michigan Near Eastern Studies associate professor Yaron Eliav. The student had been advertising sexual services on Craig’s List in order to pay her tuition (which at Michigan is more than $40,000 [...]
...read moreSo, four feminists walk into a bar…
…exam, the New York State Bar exam to be precise — a lot of aspiring lawyers are taking it tomorrow and Wednesday. And if I’m not mistaken, our very own Jill Filipovic will be among them! Several of my other friends are taking it as well, so this film clip is dedicated to all of [...]
...read moreYour First Amendment Right to Anonymous Free Speech
For any of you who are still following the AutoAdmit case (background posts all linked here), one of the anonymous commenters, who uses the handle AK47, has filed a motion to quash discovery of his IP address and other information that would reveal his identity. The subpoena, apparently, violates AK47′s “First Amendment right to speak [...]
...read moreSubpoenas allowed in AutoAdmit suit
This should be interesting. (No, I don’t feel like writing about this anymore. Hopefully the reasons behind that sentiment are obvious enough. If you have no idea what I’m talking about or what AutoAdmit is, here are some posts, in chronological order, to get you all up to speed): One: The first time I discovered [...]
...read moreTune In: NPR’s All Things Considered covers AutoAdmit
The show starts at 4pm EST, and the segment on AutoAdmit will air at 5:20 EST today. I was interviewed for it, but I have no idea what the totality of the story will be, or what the reporter will use from my interview. Hopefully I won’t sound like a complete idiot. The audio will [...]
...read moreTake it like a man
By which I mean shut your pretty little pie-hole. Or so say Ann Althouse and Glenn Reynolds. They’re responding to the AutoAdmit lawsuit, and, unsurprisingly, they think that it’s just a case of boys being boys and overly-sensitive little girls whining about nothing. Ann: And I could put together tons of terrible things people have [...]
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